1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers entered the season as the defending World Series champions. They would remain in contention until the final day of the regular season, when the San Francisco Giants would knock them out of the National League West race, in a season that saw the Atlanta Braves reach the playoffs instead. The Dodgers finished second in the National League West at 88–74, becoming the fifth team since 1969 to miss the playoffs one year after winning the World Series. This was the final season for longtime Dodger cornerstones Steve Garvey and Ron Cey, who would move on to new teams next season. The Dodgers did welcome new second baseman Steve Sax, who won the Rookie of the Year Award.

1982 Los Angeles Dodgers
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Owners	Peter O'Malley
General managers	Al Campanis
Managers	Tommy Lasorda
Television	KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter ONTV Geoff Witcher, Al Downing
Radio	KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
Seasons

Offseason

• December 9, 1981: Acquired Jorge Orta, Larry White and Jack Fimple from the Cleveland Indians for Rick Sutcliffe and Jack Perconte.
• December 11, 1981: Mark Belanger was signed as a free agent.
• January 6, 1982: Acquired Paul Voigt (minors) and Scotti Madison from the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Castillo and Bobby Mitchell.
• February 8, 1982: Acquired Lance Hudson (minors) from the Oakland Athletics for Davey Lopes.
• March 30, 1982: Acquired Bert Geiger and Cecil Espy from the Chicago White Sox for Rudy Law.

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	89	73	0.549	—	42–39	47–34
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	0.543	1	43–38	45–36
San Francisco Giants	87	75	0.537	2	45–36	42–39
San Diego Padres	81	81	0.500	8	43–38	38–43
Houston Astros	77	85	0.475	12	43–38	34–47
Cincinnati Reds	61	101	0.377	28	33–48	28–53

Record vs. opponents

1982 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	8–4	14–4	10–8	7–11	5–7	9–3	6–6	4–8	11–7	8–10	7–5
Chicago	4–8	—	6–6	9–3	5–7	6–12	9–9	9–9	9–9	4–8	6–6	6–12
Cincinnati	4–14	6–6	—	7–11	7–11	4–8	7–5	5–7	4–8	6–12	6–12	5–7
Houston	8–10	3–9	11–7	—	7–11	4–8	8–4	7–5	9–3	9–9	5–13	6–6
Los Angeles	11–7	7–5	11–7	11–7	—	8–4	6–6	4–8	5–7	9–9	9–9	7–5
Montreal	7–5	12–6	8–4	8–4	4–8	—	11–7	8–10	7–11	7–5	4–8	10–8
New York	3–9	9–9	5–7	4–8	6–6	7–11	—	7–11	8–10	6–6	4–8	6–12
Philadelphia	6-6	9–9	7–5	5–7	8–4	10–8	11–7	—	9–9	7–5	10–2	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	9–9	8–4	3–9	7–5	11–7	10–8	9–9	—	6–6	6–6	7–11
San Diego	7–11	8–4	12–6	9–9	9–9	5–7	6–6	5–7	6–6	—	10–8	4–8
San Francisco	10–8	6–6	12–6	13–5	9–9	8–4	8–4	2–10	6–6	8–10	—	5–7
St. Louis	5–7	12–6	7–5	6–6	5–7	8–10	12–6	11–7	11–7	8–4	7–5	—

Opening day lineup

Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Steve Sax	Second baseman
Ken Landreaux	Center fielder
Dusty Baker	Left fielder
Steve Garvey	First baseman
Ron Cey	Third baseman
Pedro Guerrero	Right fielder
Steve Yeager	Catcher
Bill Russell	Shortstop
Jerry Reuss	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• April 28, 1982: Acquired Jose Morales from the Baltimore Orioles for Leo Hernández
• October 15, 1982: Sold Ted Power to the Cincinnati Reds

Roster

1982 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 27 Joe Beckwith 51 Terry Forster 38 Dave Goltz 46 Burt Hooton 57 Steve Howe 49 Tom Niedenfuer 26 Alejandro Peña 55 Ted Power 41 Jerry Reuss 45 Vicente Romo 36 Steve Shirley 48 Dave Stewart 34 Fernando Valenzuela 35 Bob Welch 37 Ricky Wright		Catchers  9 Don Crow 14 Mike Scioscia  7 Steve Yeager Infielders  8 Mark Belanger 17 Greg Brock 10 Ron Cey  6 Steve Garvey 18 Bill Russell  3 Steve Sax 37 Alex Taveras		Outfielders 12 Dusty Baker 22 Mark Bradley 28 Pedro Guerrero 44 Ken Landreaux 20 Candy Maldonado  5 Mike Marshall 16 Rick Monday 31 Jorge Orta 40 Ron Roenicke 23 Dave Sax 30 Derrel Thomas Other batters 21 Jay Johnstone 43 José Morales 11 Manny Mota		Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 11 Manny Mota 33 Danny Ozark 29 Ron Perranoski

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Mike Scioscia	129	365	80	.219	5	38
1B	Steve Garvey	162	625	176	.282	16	86
2B	Steve Sax	150	638	180	.282	4	47
SS	Bill Russell	153	497	136	.274	3	46
3B	Ron Cey	150	556	141	.254	24	79
LF	Dusty Baker	147	570	171	.300	23	88
CF	Ken Landreaux	129	461	131	.284	7	50
RF	Pedro Guerrero	150	575	175	.304	32	100

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Rick Monday	104	210	54	.257	11	42
Steve Yeager	82	196	48	.245	2	18
Ron Roenicke	109	143	37	.259	1	12
Jorge Orta	86	115	25	.217	2	8
Derrel Thomas	66	98	26	.265	0	2
Mike Marshall	49	95	23	.242	5	9
Mark Belanger	54	50	12	.240	0	4
José Morales	35	30	9	.300	1	8
Greg Brock	18	17	2	.118	0	1
Jay Johnstone	21	13	1	.077	0	2
Candy Maldonado	6	4	0	.000	0	0
Don Crow	4	4	0	.000	0	0
Alex Taveras	11	3	1	.333	0	2
Mark Bradley	8	3	1	.333	0	0
Dave Sax	2	2	0	.000	0	0
Manny Mota	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Fernando Valenzuela	37	285.0	19	13	2.87	199
Jerry Reuss	39	254.2	18	11	3.11	138
Bob Welch	36	235.2	16	11	3.36	176
Burt Hooton	21	120.2	4	7	4.03	51

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dave Stewart	45	146.1	9	8	3.81	80
Vicente Romo	15	35.2	1	2	3.03	24
Ted Power	12	33.2	1	1	6.68	15
Ricky Wright	14	32.2	2	1	3.03	24
Dave Goltz	2	3.2	0	1	4.91	3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Steve Howe	66	7	5	13	2.08	49
Terry Forster	56	5	6	3	3.04	52
Tom Niedenfuer	55	3	4	9	2.71	60
Alejandro Peña	29	0	2	0	4.79	20
Joe Beckwith	19	2	1	1	2.70	33
Steve Shirley	11	1	1	0	4.26	8

Awards and honors

• 1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Steve Howe reserve
  • Dusty Baker reserve
  • Steve Sax reserve
  • Fernando Valenzuela reserve
• National League Rookie of the Year
  • Steve Sax
• Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
  • Steve Sax
• Silver Slugger Award
  • Pedro Guerrero
• TSN National League All-Star
  • Pedro Guerrero
• NL Pitcher of the Month
  • Steve Howe (June 1982)
• NL Player of the Week
  • Jerry Reuss (June 14–20)
  • Pedro Guerrero (Aug. 23–29)
  • Dusty Baker (Sep. 6–12)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	Del Crandall
AA	San Antonio Dodgers	Texas League	Don LeJohn
High A	Lodi Dodgers	California League	Rick Ollar
High A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Terry Collins
Rookie	Lethbridge Dodgers	Pioneer League	Gary LaRocque

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 1982 Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 32 players in the June draft and 12 in the January draft. Of those, only four players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.

The first selection in the June draft was first baseman Franklin Stubbs of Virginia Tech. He would spend 10 seasons in the Majors, including 6 with the Dodgers but only hit .232 during that span.

1982 Draft Picks

January draft Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Michael Kolb RHP Sacramento City College Yes 1982–1983 Rookie 2 William Wilson LHP San Jacinto College No Cardinals-1984 1984 Rookie 3 Mike Kolovitz RHP Triton College No Mariners-1987 1985–1988 A 4 Joey Aragon SS Citrus College No Twins-1984 1984–1988 AA 5 Jerald Phillips C Taft College No 6 Michael Pinckard RHP Cerritos College Yes 1982 Rookie 7 Bill Geivett 3B Sacramento City College No Angels-1985 1985–1988 AA 8 Riley Epps C McLennan Community College No Rangers-1984 1984–1986 A 9 Gregory Wallace C Coastal Bend College No 1986 A January Secondary phase Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Henry Gatewood C Sacramento City College Yes 1982–1988 AA 2 Derril Lewis LHP San Bernardino Valley College No 3 Bart Elbin RHP Louisburg College No June draft Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Franklin Stubbs 1B Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Yes 1982–1995 MLB 2 Richard Flores SS Coachella Valley High School Yes 1982–1985 A 3 Ken Howell RHP Tuskegee University Yes 1982–1994 MLB 4 Ronald McCormack RHP Liberty High School No Kansas City Royals-1983 1983–1987 A 5 Bill White 1B The Citadel Yes 1982–1985 AA 6 Brian Innis RHP University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Yes 1982–1985 AA 7 Timothy Hill OF Elk Grove High School Yes 1982–1985 A 8 Joe Vavra SS University of Wisconsin–Stout Yes 1982–1986 AAA 9 Richard Jenings 3B Fenwick High School No 10 Ronald Burns RHP Eastern Washington University Yes 1982–1983 A 11 John Diehl OF Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Yes 1982–1983 A 12 Steven Gehrke RHP University of Nebraska–Lincoln No Giants-1983 1983 Rookie 13 Reggie Williams OF Southern University and A&M College Yes 1982–1991 MLB 14 Gary Newsom 2B Georgia Institute of Technology Yes 1982–1987 AAA 15 Brian Piper RHP University of Texas at El Paso Yes 1982–1985 AA 16 Mark Mangione SS University of Kentucky Yes 1982 Rookie 17 Richard Medina LHP Lewis–Clark State College No Orioles-1983 1983 A- 18 Gregory Clark OF Yes 1982 Rookie 19 Tim Meeks RHP Santa Rosa Junior College Yes 1982–1991 AAA 20 Bill Scudder RHP San Francisco State University Yes 1982–1985 AAA 21 Edward Williams 2B California State University, Los Angeles Yes 1982–1984 A 22 Jerald Cain OF Zion-Benton Township High School Yes 1982–1984 A 23 Michael Gentle LHP University of North Alabama Yes 1982–1985 A 24 Kurt Beamesderfer C Troy High School No Orioles-1984 1984–1987 AA 25 Joseph Wesley 3B Silver Creek High School Yes 1982–1984 A- 26 Stan Van Muyden RHP Elk Grove High School No 27 Gordon Hershiser RHP Wylie E. Groves High School No Dodgers-1987 1987–1990 AA 28 Kirk Vucsko RHP Lewis University Yes 1982 A 29 Jeff Hamilton SS Flint Carman High School Yes 1983–1992 MLB June secondary phase Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Don Smith RHP Arizona State University Yes 1982–1985 AAA 2 Matt Rowe RHP College of Marin No Braves-1984 1984–1986 A 3 Jim O'Dell OF Lewis–Clark State College No Astros-1983 1983–1988 AA

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site